. >> reporter: there will be plenty to entertain the early birds including kelly clarkson, alicia keys and james taylor to name a few. back to you. >> star studded event indeed. >> reporter: there are far fewer people expected for this inauguration than the last one, but that does not mean that metro is standing down. the agency says it's learned from 2009 they'll be doing some things a little differently this time. >> i will perform the duties of a special deputy united states harsh. >> reporter: for starters 150 officers from 15 law enforcement agencies have been deputized to help out metro transit police, officers from as far away as the bay area and seattle washington tasked with a big job. >> moving crowds is the whole focus for metro, making sure people move safely from point a to point b, visitors coming in for the first time, ensure they have a safe and pleasant trip on the metro. >> reporter: metro wants to avoid what happened in the 2009 inauguration when long lines of cars spilled out onto streets and highways trying to get into suburban metro parking lots because metro char